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Harz · Lower Saxony · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Abbenstein
769 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation769 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.1 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul19°average high
51.81° N, 10.56° EElevation 769 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit769 m
- Mid-mountain520 m
- Valley · Bad Harzburg262 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Abbenstein in brief
Abbenstein rises to 769 m in the Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.
The nearest town is Torfhaus, 2.2 km to the SW at 802 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 769 m · 2,523 ft
- Range
- Harz
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Country
- Germany
- Coordinates
- 51.8130, 10.5626
- Nearest airport
- Kassel Airport (KSF) · 92 km
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
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iiiSummit climate
The top of Abbenstein by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 1° | 2° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 15° | 10° | 5° | 2° |
| Average low | -4° | -4° | -2° | 1° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 7° | 3° | 0° | -3° |
| Precipitation | 147 mm | 101 mm | 132 mm | 84 mm | 102 mm | 118 mm | 114 mm | 115 mm | 111 mm | 107 mm | 131 mm | 145 mm |
| Cloud cover | 65% | 60% | 58% | 47% | 46% | 46% | 43% | 42% | 49% | 55% | 66% | 69% |
| Daylight | 8h 17 | 9h 58 | 11h 48 | 13h 52 | 15h 38 | 16h 40 | 16h 15 | 14h 41 | 12h 42 | 10h 44 | 8h 52 | 7h 49 |
| Month score | 10 | 18 | 13 | 28 | 45 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 9 |
Snow and freezing level
Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 550 m | 600 m | 950 m | 1,600 m | 2,200 m | 2,700 m | 3,050 m | 3,000 m | 2,400 m | 1,800 m | 1,150 m | 700 m |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Abbenstein in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brocken | 1,141 m | 856 m | 4.0 km SE | 16° |
| Heinrichshöhe | 1,045 m | 12 m | 5.3 km SE | 17° |
| Königsberg (Brocken) | 1,034 m | 39 m | 3.7 km SE | 17° |
| Kleiner Brocken, Lower Saxony | 1,018 m | – | 3.0 km E | 17° |
| Wurmberg | 971 m | 182 m | 7.3 km SE | 18° |
| Renneckenberg | 933 m | – | 6.5 km SE | 18° |
| Bruchberg | 928 m | 145 m | 5.4 km SW | 18° |
| Achtermannshöhe | 925 m | 104 m | 5.8 km S | 18° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Bad Harzburg
Lower Saxony · 7.8 km N
13°Oct high
12wet days
39score
Around here
Torfhaus and around
Nature
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Heinrichshöhe
1,045 m · Harz
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Königsberg (Brocken)
1,034 m · Harz
Heritage
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Marktkirche zum Heiligen Geist
architectural heritage monument · 1937
Imperial Palace of Goslar
architectural heritage monument in Lower Saxony
